The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-14

" report IaNOfaDly thereto.
JOHN SCHwARz
Chairman Committee on Fire.
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
Petition of \. Mccormick, for permission to
erect stoop to house southwest corner New
Houston and Lincoln streets. Referred 10 Com
mlttee on Streets and Lanes.
PETITION OF Joseph Cops, for permission to
to COMMITTEES on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of $, p. Hamilton relative to sewer
connections with premises corner Bay and West
boundary streets. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Lanes
Petition Of Thomas Krautter, asking to be re-
lmbursed for damage sustained by horse in
falling between plank on plankroad extending
from Randolph street east, to Savannah, FlOri-
da and Western Railway wharf. Referred 10
committee on Streets and Lanes with power 10
act, provided, In the event they find liability.
they do not allow more than fifty dollars.
Petition of A. l.. Hartridge for estate G. W.
j. DeRenne relative to repairing wharf property
on lots Nos. a. and 0. Referred to Com
mlttee on Harbor and Wharves.
Petition of ". S. Hawkins, proposing to lease
from the city the three city lots southwest cor
ner Price and Liberty streets. Referred to Com
mittee on City Lots
Petition of Savannah Street and Rural Resort
Railroad Company, relative to running tracks
through certain streets. Referred 20 Committee
on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Savannah and Tybee Railway Com
pany for permission to erect restle over B.lbo
canal and to run its line through certain streets
in the city. Referred to Committee ON Drainage
and Streets and Lanes.
Petition of Patrick Rosster, for permission
TO change steps to stoops on lot north half II
Greene ward. Petition granted
Petition of j. 7. Logan, for permission to re-
per house on lot 10 South Oglethorpe ward.
Referred to Committee on Fire,
Petition of Robert Sissons for permission to
remodel house on lot south half % North Curry
town ward. Referred to Committee on Fire.
Petition OF Sundry citizens requesting city an
thor1tieS to build sewer in the neighbOrhood of
huntington, Price, Gordon and Taylor streets,
Referred to Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Application of Catherine Feeley for permits
son to make pipe connection with Broughton
street sewer from premises corner st. Julian
md Lincoln streets. Referred to Committee on
Streets and Lanes and Sanitary Board, with
power to act.
ORDINANCES
Ordinance on its first reading:
By Committee on Streets and Lanes
AN Ordnance to regulate poles in the city of
Savannah.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city Of Savannah in Council as
sembled That it shall not be lawful to erect
any poles in any street. lane, park or square of
the city of Savannah, save after the consent of
the Committee on Streets and Lanes to such
erection If in the Judgment of said Commit
tee the erection is proper, it may be allowed if
done under the supervision of the City Sur
veyor
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That all poles
now erected. or which may be hereafter erected,
may be removed at any time by order of Coun-
Gil, and the location of said poles may be
changed at any time by direction of the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes.
SEC. 3. BE it further ordained, That no hook or
prong shall be left in any of said poles within
eight feet of the surface of the street.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That 1t shall not
be lawful to place put on any OF the said poles
any sign, poster or placard Of wood, tin, paper
other material and IL is hprAhV made the
duty of the owner or owners OF said poleS under
the penalty hereinafter prescribed, to see to the
observance of this section.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That the owner
or owners of said poles shall, by the first day of
November next neatly paint the said poles,
and shall also place upon said poles the name
of the owner thereof and the number by series
of each Of said poles, said name and number to
be distinctly painted or stencllled thereon.
SEC. g. Be it further ordained, That any person
or persons violating the provisions OF this
ordinance, or any of the said provisions, shall,
upon conviction before the Police Court of the
City of Savannah, be fined in O sum not exceed
ing fifty dollars and the pole erected contrary
to this ordinance or not painted, numbered or
marked as herein provided, shall be at once re
moved by the City Marshal at the expense of
the owner of said pole.
SEC. 7. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading
By Committee on Streets ami Lanes
AN ORDINANCE to regulate signs in the city of
Savannah.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council as
Sembied, That from and after the passage of
this ordinance it shall be lawful to erect or put
up signs in the city of Savannah upon iron or
wooden posts, provided such posts are securely
and safely placed Immediately within the curb
ing of the sidewalk that such posts If made of
iron shall be not less than two nor more than ten
inches in diameter, and if of wood, not less than
gsos. bat
such signs shall be at least eight feet above the
or sidewalk and shall not be exceed
ing four feet it width and five in height; and,
provided further, that said signs shall be
securely and safely fastened to the said posts
and that the erection of the said signs and posts
shall be under the direction and supervision of
the City Surveyor.
SEC. B. Be it further ordained, That it shall
also be lawful from and after the passage of
this ordinance to suspend signs from the sides
of buildings in the city of Savannah. provided
such signs are securely and safely fastened to
the sides of said buildings, are at least eight
feet above the sidewalk, and do not overhang
said sidewalk exceeding three feet and provtd-
ed also, that said signs shall be put up under
the direction and supervision of the City Sur
veyor.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That from
and after the passage of this ordinance it shall
not be lawful to erect or put up any sign in the
city of Savannah, save in full and strict CON
formity with all the provisions of the preceding
section of this ordinance.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That all posts
erected at the time of the passage of this ordi-
nance sustaining signs, If said posts are not i'm
within the cUrbing, shall within
thirty days from the passage of this ordinance.
be securely and safely placed Immediately
within the said curbing; and all signs which, at
the time of the passage of this ordinance, are
lower than eight feet or, are on awning frames
shall within thirty days from the passage OF
this ordinance be securely and safely placed at
least eight feet above the sidewalk or street.
and be removed from said awning frames.
SEC. g. Be it further ordained, That it shall
not be lawful to erect or put up In the city of
Savannah, or to continue erected, or to have or
use any sign that is unsafe or dangerous TO
lie, limb. person or property no matter how
said sign may have been originally constructed
or erected Shonld any sign now erected, or
which NAV hereafter be erected, be or become
unsafe or dangerous, within the meaning of
this section, the person or persons owning or
using such signs shall be notified of this fact by
the City Marshal and 1t shall thereupon become
the duty of such person or persons to forth
with make the said sign secure and safe, or TO
remove the same.
SEC G. Be il further ordained, That should
any sign be abandoned or disused the same may
be removed at the discretion and upon the
direction of the Committee on Streets and
Lanes, and at the expense Of the person or per
sons so abandoning or last using the SAID sign
SEC. T. Be it further ordained, That any Per
son violating the provisions Of the preceding
sections, or any of said provisions, shall, upon
conviction before the Police Court of the city
of Savannah, be fined by the said court in sum
not exceeding fifty dollars and in addition to this
the sign found TO be in violation Of this ordi-
nance or of any part thereof shall be removed
by the City Marshal at the expense OF the said
person SO convicted, which removal shall be
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